Word Frequency
enough (ɪˈnʌf
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Definitions
determiner
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- sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequate ⇒
enough cake
- (as pronoun) ⇒
enough is now known
- sufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition, or requirement; adequate ⇒
-
See that's enough!
adverb
- so as to be adequate or sufficient; as much as necessary ⇒
you have worked hard enough
- not used with a negative very or quite; rather ⇒
she was pleased enough to see me
- (intensifier) ⇒
oddly enough
,surprisingly enough
- just adequately; tolerably ⇒
he did it well enough
Word Origin
Old English genōh; related to Old Norse gnōgr, Gothic ganōhs, Old High German ginuogSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = sufficiently, amply, fairly, moderately, reasonably, adequately, satisfactorily, abundantly, tolerably, passably, Enuf
Quotations including 'enough'
"Enough is as good as a feast"
Translations for 'enough'
- British English: enough If you have enough of something, you have as much as you need.I don't have enough money to buy both books.ɪˈnʌf DETERMINER
- Arabic: كافٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: suficiente
- Chinese: 充足的
- Croatian: dovoljan dovoljna
- Czech: dost
- Danish: nok
- Dutch: voldoende
- European Spanish: bastante
- Finnish: tarpeeksi
- French: assez
- German: genug
- Greek: αρκετός αρκετή
- Italian: sufficiente
- Japanese: 十分な
- Korean: 충분한
- Norwegian: nok
- Polish: wystarczający wystarczająca
- Portuguese: suficiente
- Romanian: suficient
- Russian: достаточный достаточная
- Spanish: suficiente
- Swedish: tillräcklig tillräckligt
- Thai: พอเพียง
- Turkish: yeterli
- Ukrainian: досить
- Vietnamese: đủ
- British English: enough Enough means as much as is needed or required.Although they are trying hard, they are not doing enough.ɪˈnʌf PRONOUN
- Arabic: كافٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: suficiente
- Chinese: 足够的东西
- Croatian: dovoljno
- Czech: dost
- Danish: nok
- Dutch: genoeg
- European Spanish: bastante
- Finnish: tarpeeksi
- French: assez
- German: genug
- Greek: αρκετά
- Italian: abbastanza
- Japanese: 十分量・程度
- Korean: 충분한 양
- Norwegian: nok
- Polish: dosyć
- Portuguese: suficiente
- Romanian: destul
- Russian: достаточно
- Spanish: bastante
- Swedish: tillräckligt
- Thai: จำนวนที่พอเพียง
- Turkish: yeterli
- Ukrainian: достатньо
- Vietnamese: đủ
Example Sentences Including 'enough'
By early September, they had enough footage for "a good cooking show", said one, referring to the daily mealtimes.Irish Times (2002)
Chamberlain Turon said ---" "I have gowns enough to sink my father's flagship," she told him.TREASON KEEP (2001)
I've been in this game long enough never to make guesses about why people do things.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
In Kendal, people are friendly and the place is small enough to still possess a proper sense of community.Country Life (2004)
It is not good enough in 10 or five years ' time, it has to be done now," Mr Murphy said.Irish Times (2002)
It took him a moment to recover himself enough to answer her.TREASON KEEP (2001)
Kolbe said Sharon snubbed Arafat's television offer because words were not enough.Glasgow Herald (2001)
There hasn't been a side since 1995; there aren't enough lads left.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Within six months, Australian doctors had enough reliable insulin to treat 25 diabetics.THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
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